Off-Campus Resources

A non-traditional student is any person over the age of 24 who is attending college
for the first time or returning after an extended absence. Unlike traditional students
who enter college immediately after high school, non-traditional students often work
full or part-time, are married or partnered, and/or care for children or elderly parents.
As a result of their additional life responsibilities and period of absence from the
classroom, non-traditional students often need access to additional support and services.

The CWGE staff is prepared to provide you with unbiased information on all of your
options: adoption, abortion, or keeping the baby. After you make your decision, we
will get you in contact with trained professionals to take your decision to the next
step. Whatever you decide, the CWGE is here to support you every step of the way.

Adoption

Work with the biological mother to ensure that every detail about the adoption is
met to her satisfaction

Offer all of their services, including medical care, legal assistance, and supportive
counseling, free of charge

Abortion

There are two forms of abortion:

The Abortion Pill

Not to be confused with the morning-after pill or Plan B

The abortion pill can be taken up to 9 weeks after your last menstrual period

If any longer, one must have an in-clinic abortion

The In-Clinic Abortion

In-clinic abortions are offered up to 13.5 weeks after your last menstrual period

Your gynecologist may offer these services. However, if you wish to keep your pregnancy
private, or if you do not have health insurance, Planned Parenthood is an option. They offer their services on a sliding scale, meaning that you are
charged for the services based on your income.

On-Campus Resources

Off-Campus Resources

Provides comprehensive sexual and reproductive services for everyone including: STI
testing, family planning support, reproductive services, preventative screenings,
as well as many other forms of care

If you or someone you know is in a situation of possible sexual harassment or where
you think you are being treated unfairly because of your gender, you can get informal
support or help with how to handle the problem from the following campus resources:

Your Health and Safety

While it is not necessary for you to report the attack, we encourage you to at least
go to the hospital and get a rape kit done within 72 hours of the attack. A rape kit,
firstly, preserves the evidence of the attack if you wish to press charges, but more
importantly, the rape kit will ensure your vaginal health and safety.

You will also be able to receive prescriptions for Plan B and sexually transmitted
infection medicines, including HIV prevention medicine. It is imperative that you
do not bathe yourself or get rid of or wash the clothes you were wearing when you
were attacked, for that can destroy vital evidence.

You do not have to do anything with the rape kit if you do not wish to do so. You do not have to press charges with the rape kit, and nothing will be done to begin
the process of pressing charges without your consent.

Brandywine Hospital and Phoenixville Hospital are the only places in the area where one can receive a rape kit procedure by a certified
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner ("SANE") nurse. If you are without transportation, transportation can be provided for you. A Crime Victims' Advocate can be arranged to meet you and assist you with the procedure.

Reporting the Assault

If the rape or sexual assault occurred on-campus:You can make a confidential report at the Women's Center, Student Health Services,
Campus Victim Advocate, or Counseling Center.

If the rape or sexual assault occurred off-campus:You can make a confidential report at the Women's Center, Student Health Services,
Campus Victim Advocate, or Counseling Center. If you wish to formally report the assault
you need to go to the police station in the town/borough of where the assault happened.

Finances and Job Resources

On-Campus Resources

Off-Campus Resources

A government-funded program that specializes in providing healthy nutritional foods
and advice to pregnant women, breastfeeding women, postpartum women, and infants and
children under the age of five years old

West Chester University's main source of support for students with learning and physical
disabilities housed within the Undergraduate Studies and Student Support Services
(USSS), providing a range of support services based upon students' individual needs

Off-Campus Services

Delaware-based organization that offers support and practice sessions for people with
disabilities who experience anxiety during medical and dental visits, and specializes
in helping women with disabilities prepare for well-woman care and exams